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Peter Murphy

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Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist for the post-punk band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's bassist Mick Karn and released one album, The Waking Hour (1984). He went on to release a number of solo albums, including Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (1986) and Love Hysteria (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Murphy is the 1,486th most popular singer (down from 1,432nd in 2019), the 4,160th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,833rd in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Murphy ranks 1,486 out of 4,381. Before him are Alison Moyet, Urszula Dudziak, Michel Teló, Hera Björk, Lio, and Corinne Hermès. After him are Silvi Vrait, Tony Christie, Atsushi Sakurai, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Kim Jong-kook, and Anne Murray.

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Among people born in 1957, Peter Murphy ranks 330. Before him are Kathy Najimy, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Han Kuo-yu, Vitaly Daraselia, Rabih Abou-Khalil, and Phil Mahre. After him are Denise Crosby, Carol Cheng, Lucio Gutiérrez, Michael Hurst, Laura Innes, and Márta Sebestyén.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 4,161 out of 8,785. Before him are Roy Bentley (1924), David Marshall Lang (1924), Edward Newton (1832), Eanflæd (626), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), and Charles Henry Bartlett (1885). After him are Philippa York (1958), Tony Christie (1943), Kay Kendall (1927), Gilbert Adair (1944), Joe Jackson (1954), and Geraldine Beamish (1883).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Peter Murphy ranks 158. Before him are Shirley Manson (1966), Lisa Stansfield (1966), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Matt Monro (1930), Oliver Sykes (1986), and Alison Moyet (1961). After him are Tony Christie (1943), Sandy Denny (1947), Roland Orzabal (1961), Acker Bilk (1929), Ireen Sheer (1949), and Ray Wilson (1968).

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